Country comparison South Africa vs Germany

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.5%chart-0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q31,485Kchart13,414K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€370,661Mchart€4,328,970M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$401,145Mchart$4,685,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,882chart€51,8302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$6,365chart$56,0872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€93,580Mchart€1,121,083M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024282,397chart2,693,7802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024305,569chart2,972,8352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202476.36%chart62.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,481chart€32,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,849chart$35,5702024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-22,389chart-115,2952024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-24,226chart-124,7552024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.05%chart-2.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024122,762.3chart2,139,717.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024132,835.5chart2,315,290.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202422,317.9chart188,813.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202422,922.3chart204,158.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.14%chart9.26%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202319,322.7chart455,619,000,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202320,898.7chart493,152,893,220.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202316.89%chart19.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,595.2chart81,900.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,808.6chart88,646.92024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.11%chart3.93%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.19%chart49.40%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,948chart€25,6022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,108chart$27,7022024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€354chart€2,2672023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$383chart$2,4522023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€306chart€5,4592024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$331chart$5,9092024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€41chart€9812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$45chart$1,0612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/03/2024Ba2Aaa05/09/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/14/2025BBAAA08/17/1983S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/20/2020BB-AAA01/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202341chart782023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201960ºchart7º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202469.6chart24.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202416ºchart127º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202469ºchart9º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 202232.7%chart3.8%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q431.5%chart3.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q47,996Kchart1,742K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$261.6chart$2,450.42025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€234.8chart€2,161.02025NMW [+]
$68,5012024Average Wage [+]
€63,2882024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201787ºchart6º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South African rands [+]01/14/202619.1020
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/202616.4812chart0.858301/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.83%01/15/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260.15%chart0%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20237.3%chart2.3%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.2%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/30/20256.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202084ºchart22º2020Doing Business [+]
1.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023347,388chart5,421,109December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20238.55chart35.66December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023633,337chart4,109,3712023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020172.30chart633.462021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.1%chart40.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201915.00%chart19.00%01/01/2007Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202045.0%chart47.5%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,698,000chart28,463,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€102,520.4Mchart€1,548,966.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$110,855.3Mchart$1,676,569.9M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.08%chart35.78%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€120,916.5Mchart€1,306,615.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$130,747.0Mchart$1,414,254.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.30%chart30.18%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-18,396.1Mchart€242,350.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-19,891.7Mchart$262,315.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.22%chart5.60%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201578ºchart4º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202452chart2342024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024127ºchart20º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.70‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017898.1chart16,833.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20204.77%chart18.96%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.52%chart4.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202318.78‰chart8.10‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,588.7chart24,670.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.24‰chart12.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.392023Fertility Rate [+]
4.30‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201455.5%chart15.5%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202463,016,000chart83,577,1402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,860,495chart15,762,4572020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020914,901chart3,855,2682020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.717chart0.9502022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202418ºchart7º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.14chart81.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020210chart10,4262023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20200.30chart12.492023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202227,272chart7702023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202243.72chart0.912023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.56chart7.062023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241chart292024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202115.0chart115.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023194,978chart475,9202023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023219,608chart493,6972023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025102,595chart174,97912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,073,151chart38,437,93712/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202321,038,796chart63,566,13612/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,628.08chart2,093.6212/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/202341,798,812chart193,241,46012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
South Africa
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